Kansas City Royals' George Brett kisses home plate at Kauffman Stadium after the last home game of his career September 29, 1993 in Kansas City, MO. / Cliff Schiappa, Associated Press

by Chris Chase, USA TODAY Sports

by Chris Chase, USA TODAY Sports

Did the winner of one of the two $192 million Powerball jackpots use the Kansas City Royals to help win the lottery?

One of the winning tickets for Wednesday night's drawing was sold in Dearbon, Mo., a farming community 35 miles north of Kansas City. The six winning numbers all match up with the uniform numbers of Royals greats: George Brett (No. 5), Mark Gubicza (No. 23), Bo Jackson (No. 16), Dennis Leonard (No. 22), Dan Quisenberry (No. 29) and Willie Wilson (No. 6) as the Powerball number.

Has being a fan of a franchise that's been inept for most of the past 25 years paid off?

The few times I've played Keno or the lottery, I always choose numbers of famous Washington Redskins. And I love Lost-style mysteries. But until we hear otherwise, chalk this up to coincidence.

The players are hardly the five best Royals of all time. Brett is the clear No. 1, of course, but how did the winner pick Gubicza over Frank White (No. 20) or Leonard over Bret Saberhagen (No. 31)? Willie Wilson is great, but selecting him as the Powerball number over Brett or Bo or Cookie Rojas is the height of randomness.

Whatever the story is, the winner should play along with the Royals thing at the introductory press conference. It could lead to some free Royals tickets or swag. And, no, it doesn't matter how rich you are: Free t-shirts are always appreciated.

UPDATE: Mark Hill, a 52-year-old mechanic living in Dearborn, and his wife Cindy were identified as the Missouri winners of the Powerball jackpot. They said they are big Royals fans but picked the numbers at random.